Australian scientists report breakthrough in solar cell efficiency
Low cost solar cells suitable for rooftop panels
A new study in Nature reports that two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space using robotic arms that they controlled…
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Physicists have discovered a possible solution to a mystery that has long baffled researchers working to harness fusion. If confirmed by experiment, the finding could help scientists eliminate…
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University of Warwick astrophysicists have pinpointed four white dwarf stars surrounded by dust from shattered planetary bodies which once bore striking similarities to the composition of the Earth.…
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A new x-ray microscope probes the inner intricacies of materials smaller than human cells and creates unparalleled high-resolution 3D images. By integrating unique automatic calibrations, scientists at the…
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Low cost solar cells suitable for rooftop panels could reach a record-breaking 40 percent efficiency following an early stage breakthrough by a University of Sydney researcher and his…
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New research suggests that billions of stars in our galaxy have captured rogue planets that once roamed interstellar space. The nomad worlds, which were kicked out of the…
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Most people will associate the term Avatar with either computer gaming or cyberpunk movies. However, scientists in London, Oxford and Barcelona have created an avatar called Caroline to…
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A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics realizes a first elementary quantum network based on interfaces between single atoms and photons. Whether it…
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Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the largest and most comprehensive analyses so far of the…
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ASTRONOMY
Four white dwarf stars caught in the act of consuming ‘earth-like’ exoplanets »
University of Warwick astrophysicists have pinpointed four white dwarf stars surrounded by dust from shattered planetary bodies which once bore striking similarities to the composition of the Earth. The scientists publish their results…
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New research suggests that billions of stars in our galaxy have captured rogue planets that once roamed interstellar space. The nomad worlds, which were kicked out of the star systems in which they…
No Comment / Read More »Huge tornadoes discovered on the Sun »
Solar tornadoes several times as wide as the Earth can be generated in the solar atmosphere, say researchers in the UK. A solar tornado was discovered using the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly telescope on…
No Comment / Read More »World’s most powerful optical telescope uses new technology to make groundbreaking discoveries »
Yesterday astronomers from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) released the first series of scientific results showing its best-in-the-world performance in canceling the blur of the Earth’s atmosphere. Included in these first findings are…
2 Comments / Read More »Gravitational lens reveals details of distant, ancient galaxy »
Thanks to the presence of a natural “zoom lens” in space, University of Chicago scientists working with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a uniquely close-up look at the brightest gravitationally magnified galaxy…
No Comment / Read More »Possible water in the atmosphere of a Super-Earth »
A “super-Earth” is an exoplanet (a planet around another star) whose mass is between about two and ten Earth-masses. Planets larger than this are closer to Uranus and Neptune in size (and perhaps…
1 Comment / Read More »VLT rediscovers life on Earth by looking at the Moon »
By observing the Moon using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of life in the Universe — on Earth. Finding life on our home planet may sound like a trivial observation,…
No Comment / Read More »New class of extrasolar planet revealed by Hubble »
Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new class of planet, a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. It’s smaller than Uranus but larger than Earth. An…
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Great documentary about our Solar System for all astronomy lovers How The Universe Works…
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MEDICINE
Breakthrough: Paralyzed woman uses thoughts to sip coffee »
A new study in Nature reports that two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects…
No Comment / Read More »A sleeping giant lying in wait »
At the end of 2008, an estimated 1,178,350 persons aged 13 and older were living with an HIV infection…
No Comment / Read More »Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain »
Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the…
No Comment / Read More »Drugs delivered with nanobubbles are up to 30 times more deadly to cancer cells than traditional drug treatment and require less than one-tenth the clinical dose »
Using light-harvesting nanoparticles to convert laser energy into “plasmonic nanobubbles,” researchers at Rice University, the University of Texas MD…
No Comment / Read More »Brain Wiring a No-Brainer? – scans reveal astonishingly simple 3D grid structure »
The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New York City than the curvy lanes…
No Comment / Read More »Nanoparticles and magnetic current damage cancerous cells in mice »
Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells…
No Comment / Read More »New imaging technique allow scientists to virtually peel away the top several inches of flesh to see what lies beneath. »
Every new imaging technology has an aura of magic about it because it suddenly reveals what had been concealed,…
No Comment / Read More »Physicists may have discovered how the brain encodes memory »
Two University of Alberta physicists and a U.S. colleague may have discovered how memories are encoded in our brains.…
No Comment / Read More »Vitamin D, cure for Alzheimer’s? »
A team of academic researchers has identified the intracellular mechanisms regulated by vitamin D3 that may help the body…
1 Comment / Read More »Parkinson’s disease stopped in animal model »
Millions of people suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement and worsens over…
No Comment / Read More »Cornell researchers have found a possible way to stop cancer cells from invading new tissues »
Cancer cells must prepare for travel before invading new tissues, but new Cornell research has found a possible way…
No Comment / Read More »Alzheimer’s Breakthrough. Cancer drug shows promise in reversing symptoms in mice. »
Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find…
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